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Men's Tennis Defeats #12 Iowa Central on Saturday

3/20/2021 3:27:00 PM

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Coe College Men's Tennis team defeated nationally ranked (#12) NJCAA Iowa Central Tritons 7-2 in an exhibition match Saturday morning at the Clark Racquet Center.
 
The Kohawks secured a 2-1 lead following doubles picking up wins at number one and number two. Rami Hemaidan/Bo Wilson got things started picking up an 8-4 win at the top spot. Jon Lansing/Nathan Meskell found themselves down 4-7 before mounting a comeback and winning the match 8-7 at the number two. Iowa Central secured their lone doubles point at number three with an 8-6 win.
 
Hemaidan kicked singles off with a quick win at number one 6-1 6-0 to extend the Kohawk lead to 3-1. After a quick opening set win at number two, Lansing fought from 1-4 down in the second set and secured a 6-1 7-5 win to give the Kohawks their fourth point. Wilson clinched the meet with a 6-2 6-3 win at number four and shortly after Meskell put the Kohawks ahead 6-1 with a 7-5 6-2 decision at number three. Iowa Central recorded their second point of the match with a win at the six spot. Oaks finished out the meet with a 10-6 super tiebreak win for the Crimson and Gold.
 
"That was a very talented team we beat today," said Head Coach Eric Rodgers. "Our guys played hard from the start, and all the way to the end. I was pleased to see the fight from Jon and Nathan after being down in their doubles and Jordan regrouping after dropping his second set. This was our first time playing them and Coach Thor has put together a very strong program up in Fort Dodge." 
 
Coe 7 – Iowa Central 2
Doubles Results
  1. Rami Hemaidan/Bo Wilson (COE) def. Merlin Bolema/Riku Sugiyama (ICCC) 8-4
  2. Jon Lansing/Nathan Meskell (COE) def. Juan Gomez/Nico Zumba (ICCC) 8-7(6)
  3. Nicholas Espinoza/Juan Navarrete (ICCC) def. Jordan Oaks/Jack Cook (COE) 8-6
Singles Results
  1. Rami Hemaidan (COE) def. Juan Gomez (ICCC) 6-1, 6-0
  2. Jon Lansing (COE) def. Merlin Bolema (ICCC) 6-1, 7-5
  3. Nathan Meskell (COE) def. Nicholas Espinoza (ICCC) 7-5, 6-2
  4. Bo Wilson (COE) def. Riku Sugiyama (ICCC) 6-2, 6-3
  5. Jordan Oaks (COE) def. Nico Zumba (ICCC) 6-3, 4-6, 10-6
  6. Theo Devals (ICCC) def. Ethan Weber (COE) 6-2, 6-1
Up next: The Kohawks hit the road for the first time this spring to Mt. Vernon on March 24th to take on Cornell College.
 
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